BISMARCK, N.D. — Retail gasoline prices in North Dakota continue to slide. GasBuddy.com reports that the average price of a gallon of gas in the state has fallen 6 ½ cents in the past week, to $1.66. The national average is down only 2 ½ cents, to $1.80 a gallon. That’s the lowest level in seven years. Petroleum analyst Patrick ...

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring led a large, multi-industry trade mission to Egypt and Israel last week. A delegation of 24 North Dakotans traveled with the goal of strengthening relationships with Israeli and Egyptian government and business leaders within the sectors of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), agriculture, cybersecurity, defense, and foreign ...

BISMARCK, N.D. Minot Daily News, Minot, Jan. 28, 2016 Minot and the ‘vision thing’ There appear to be more and more of them around Minot. “Them” as in paved lots, partially constructed foundations and fading placards introducing a coming development of some sort. These are the vestiges of a boom that has now taken a downturn if not to “bust,” ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — An appeals court said Wednesday that a northeastern Iowa farmer may pursue a breach of contract lawsuit against a natural gas pipeline company and seek damages for decreased crop productivity on the ground above the pipeline. Roger Tiemessen rents land from his parents to grow corn and soybeans near New Hampton and says the land above ...

WASHINGTON — A strong job market and low gasoline prices helped boost U.S. consumer confidence again this month. The Conference Board on Tuesday said that its consumer confidence index rose to 98.1 in January from 96.3 in December, the second straight monthly gain. The business research group said Americans were more confident about the future, though their assessment of current ...

WASHINGTON — A coalition of 25 states opposing President Obama’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is asking the Supreme Court to stop the new regulations from taking effect until after their legal challenge is resolved. West Virginia and Texas are leading the group of largely Republican states that on Tuesday asked the high court to immediately bar the Environmental ...

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. — The Canadian Pacific Railroad says around 850 gallons of soybean oil leaked when six tanker cars derailed into the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. CP spokesman Andy Cummins says three of the six cars were successfully unloaded Thursday and are expected to be safely removed from the river Friday. The other three will be emptied Friday. Fifteen ...

WASHINGTON — Employers added jobs in 36 states last month, led by big gains in California, Texas and Florida, evidence that hiring remains solid nationwide. Low oil prices caused job losses in energy-rich states. THE NUMBERS: The widespread hiring helped push down unemployment rates in 25 states in December, with the sharpest drops occurring in Missouri and Oregon. The unemployment ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to review lower court rulings overturning North Dakota’s ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they’re pregnant. The justices turned away the state’s appeal of decisions striking down the 2013 fetal heartbeat law as unconstitutional. The law never took effect, and abortion-rights supporters said it ...

RICHLAND, Wash. — Jury selection started Monday in the trial of a man accused of hiring a hit man to kill a Washington state businessman in a dispute over business dealings in the North Dakota oil patch. James Henrikson’s federal trial was moved from Spokane to Richland because of extensive publicity over the 2013 shooting death of Doug Carlile at ...

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